| Resources - links to
the materials mentioned in this tutorial |
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| Chapter 1.2: Where are Primary and Secondary
Sources Published? |
The table below helps to outline where different types of publications
fall along the primary source/secondary source spectrum.
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Publication Type
|
Primary or Secondary
|
Comments
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| Books |
Usually secondary but occasionally
primary |
- Most books are written by drawing conclusions
from previously published scientific studies
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| Magazines & Newspapers |
Secondary |
- All popular magazines (Time, Newsweek, etc.)
and newspapers are secondary sources
|
| Scholarly Journals |
Usually primary |
- scholarly journals exist to publish scientific
research study results
- Some scholarly journals also publish secondary
articles providing book reviews or summaries of previous studies
in a field.
|
| Government Reports |
May be either primary or secondary |
- Government agencies sometimes publish primary
research studies, but may also produce secondary literature for
general public use.
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